swim

1. v. i. To be supported by water or other fluid; not to sink; to float; as, any substance will swim, whose specific gravity is less than that of the fluid in which it is immersed. Source: opted

2. v. i. To move progressively in water by means of strokes with the hands and feet, or the fins or the tail. Source: opted

3. v. i. To be overflowed or drenched. Source: opted

4. v. i. Fig.: To be as if borne or floating in a fluid. Source: opted

5. v. i. To be filled with swimming animals. Source: opted

6. v. t. To pass or move over or on by swimming; as, to swim a stream. Source: opted

7. v. t. To cause or compel to swim; to make to float; as, to swim a horse across a river. Source: opted

8. v. t. To immerse in water that the lighter parts may float; as, to swim wheat in order to select seed. Source: opted

9. n. The act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one swimming. Source: opted

10. n. The sound, or air bladder, of a fish. Source: opted

11. n. A part of a stream much frequented by fish. Source: opted

12. v. i. To be dizzy; to have an unsteady or reeling sensation; as, the head swims. Source: opted

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